WorksheetsSedimentary Rock Formation and Fossil Fuels
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which list includes only fossil fuels?
Sedimentary rock, coal, oil
Coal, natural gas, oil
Petroleum, fossils, coal
Decomposition, cementation, deposition
Which process necessary for sedimentary rock formation is represented by the image?
Decomposition
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
In what type of environment did the organisms that eventually became coal come from?
Ocean
Swamp
Desert
Volcano
According to the diagram, how are sedimentary rock and fossil fuels related?
Fossil fuels are buried beneath sedimentary rock layers.
Fossils are found above sedimentary rocks.
Coal, oil, and gas are sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentary rocks are broken down into fossil fuels.
In what type of environment did the organisms that make up oil and natural gas live in?
Marine
Volcano
Canyon
Desert
Which diagram shows the process by which sedimentary rock is formed?
Decomposition → Cementation → Compaction
Cementation → Erosion → Deposition
Deposition → Compaction → Cementation
Deposition → Erosion → Weathering
Which type of environment could form coal if the area is buried for a long time?
Swamp
Sea
Tundra
Desert
What is shown in the diagram below?
The formation and mining of coal
The formation of natural gas
The formation of a volcano
The formation of igneous rock
Which list contains only processes that must occur for oil to form?
Earthquake; Compaction; Layering
Decomposition; Burial; Heat; Pressure
Decomposition; Melting; Burial
Erosion; Deposition; Compaction; Cementation
Which of the items comes from decaying organisms once buried under sediment and water on the sea floor?
Gasoline
Volcano
Water
Coal
The diagram shows how sedimentary rock is formed. What processes are represented in the diagram?
Weathering, erosion, and deposition
Deposition, compaction, and cementation
Deposition, heat, and pressure
Decomposition, pressure, and deposition
Which of the following is NOT related to the formation of oil?
Decaying plants
Sedimentary rock
Heat
Earthquakes
What is necessary for fossil fuel formation and is not needed for sedimentary rock formation?
Pressure
Glacial erosion
Decomposition of organisms
Time
During what process do sediments get closer together in the formation of sedimentary rock?
Compaction
Deposition
Decomposition
Cementation
Which processes are not required for sedimentary rock formation but are required for fossil fuel formation?
Compaction and cementation
Melting and cooling of sediments
Weathering and erosion
Heat and decomposition of organisms
The diagram shows three processes eroded sediments go through in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which image represents the process in which sediments get stuck together?
Image X
Image Y
Image Z
Some of Earth’s processes are listed below. 1. Extreme heat 2. Pressure 3. Cementation 4. Volcanic eruption 5. Burial of decaying organisms Which of the processes are needed for the formation of coal, but are NOT needed for the formation of sandstone, a type of sedimentary rock?
Processes 1 and 3
Processes 2 and 3
Processes 1 and 5
Processes 2 and 4
In which environment did coal most likely form?
A
B
C
D
Some of Earth’s processes are listed below. 1. Deposition of sediments 2. Pressing down from layers above 3. Cooling of lava 4. Burial of organic matter 5. Compaction 6. Forming layers Which of the processes are NOT needed for either the formation of coal or sedimentary rock?
Process 1
Process 3
Processes 2 and 4
Processes 5 and 6
Which image does NOT show sedimentary rock?
A
B
C
D
